Hail — Mckean, Pennsylvania

2025-05-02 · near East Bradford, Mckean, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter-sized hail in Bradford.

Wider weather episode

Destabilization ahead of a surface cold front stationed over Lake Erie, coupled with favorable shear and moisture in the warm sector allowed for an isolated severe thunderstorm to form across northwestern Pennsylvania during the afternoon hours of May 2, 2025. This severe thunderstorm continued progressing slowly to the east, into an environment with steep lapse rates and favorable buoyancy to produce hail across portions of McKean County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1250259. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.